How To Install aac-enc on Ubuntu 20.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install aac-enc on Ubuntu 20.04. aac-enc is Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library – frontend binary

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aac-enc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is aac-enc

aac-enc is:

The FDK AAC Codec Library For Android contains an encoder implementation
of the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) audio codec.

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This package contains a frontend binary capable of encoding WAVE files
using the Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library.

There are three methods to install aac-enc on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install aac-enc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install aac-enc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install aac-enc

Install aac-enc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install aac-enc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install aac-enc

Install aac-enc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install aac-enc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aac-enc

How To Uninstall aac-enc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the aac-enc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aac-enc

Uninstall aac-enc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aac-enc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aac-enc

Remove aac-enc Configurations and Data

To remove aac-enc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aac-enc

Remove aac-enc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove aac-enc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aac-enc

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aac-enc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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